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How I make it work: Agnès Troublé

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gnès Troublé, 70, is a French fashion designer behind the Agnès b brand,
which she started in 1975. She is currently working on her first
feature-length film, My Name Is Hmmm…, which will be out later this year.
She lives in Paris with her daughter and grandchildren

How did you get into fashion?

Since I was 12, art has kept me together and taught me about life. I imagined
I was going to be a museum curator, but somebody from Elle spotted me at a
flea market when I was 22 and I fell into the fashion world. Though it was
an accident, I love my job: it’s my way of expressing myself.

You had twins at 19 — how did you juggle starting your own brand with
looking after your children?

I would make sure I was home by 7pm every night. Their first demand was always
“Make us laugh,